The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an interim attachment order on nine trucks loaded with assorted solid minerals as part of its ongoing crackdown on illegal mining activities in Kwara and Oyo States.

The order was granted on Tuesday by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, following an ex-parte application filed by the Commission.

The trucks were intercepted during a sting operation conducted by EFCC operatives on February 1, 2026, which led to the arrest of several suspects. Investigations reportedly revealed that the minerals were mined and transported without lawful authorisation.

Relying on Sections 6(d), 7(2), and 34(1) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004, and Section 329 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, the Commission sought an interim attachment of the vehicles.

EFCC counsel, Cosmas Ugwu, urged the court to restrain any disposal, sale, lease, mortgage, or tampering with the trucks and their contents pending the conclusion of investigations.

The application was supported by a 10-paragraph affidavit deposed to by an EFCC investigator, Ali Aji Muhammed, who stated that the vehicles were recovered while conveying solid minerals allegedly sourced from unlicensed miners.

In her ruling, Justice Awogboro granted the interim forfeiture of the nine trucks and the minerals contained in them.

Among the affected vehicles are a Dongfeng truck with registration number T23-938-LA, a DAF truck marked DKU 566 XA, a Shacman truck with registration number AAA 95 YN, and a Howo truck with registration number TRE 419 YJ.

In a related development, the court also ordered the final forfeiture of solid minerals contained in a truck with registration number LRN 122 XXX after the property was declared unclaimed and subsequently came into the Commission's possession.